MostAmericanschoolshaveboysandgiftsinthesameclassroom．Butapublichighschoolinthesmall，ruraltownofBoonsboro，Maryland，offersaspecialprogramcalledtheAcademy．Topstudentsintheninthandtenthgradescanattendsingle-

　　MostAmericanschoolshaveboysandgiftsinthesameclassroom．Butapublichighschoolinthesmall，ruraltownofBoonsboro，Maryland，offersaspecialprogramcalledtheAcademy．Topstudentsintheninthandtenthgradescanattendsingle-sexclassesformath，science，Englishandsocialstudies．

　　Theaimistohelpteenagerskeeptheirmindontheirworkbykeepingmalesandfemalesapart．Whattheyreallywanttodoistakethattopgroupofkidsandtakethemtotheveryhighestleveltheycanachievethere，sothatthey'repreparedforcollege．

　　Studentsareinvitedtoenterthisprogramaftertheyfinishmiddleschool，andplacementintheAcademyisvoluntary．However，theyneedhighmarksandtestscoresandstrongteacherrecommendations．Theyalsoneedtobeinvolvedmactivities．

　　Almost350studentshavetakenpartintheAcademy．Itbeganasanexperimentin2010．

　　MichaelBairhasbeenatBoonsboroHighfortwentyyearsanddirectstheAcademy．Hisninth-gradeEnglishclassforboyscentersonbooksthathebelievesboysfindinteresting．Hesaysthatthenovelsthestudentsarereadingnowareverymanly （男子气概的） novels．Thesenovelsdealwiththearrogance （傲慢） ofmanandtheprideofmanwhichfinallyleadstoman'sdownfall．

　　Oneofthosebooks，forexample，isTheCalloftheWildbyJackLondon．ThisclassicstorytellsofadogstolenfromhishomeandsoldtoworkasasleddoginCanada'sKlondikeGoldRush．

　　MorganFleet，asenioratBoonsboroHigh，likesbeingintheAcademy．Shesaysboysandgirlsactdifferentlywhentheyaretogetherinaclassroom．Shebelievesthisdifferenceseemstopreventherfromdevelopingherselfbecauseshe'smorefocusedonthoughtslike"Oh，Iwishtheywouldshutup．Oh，whatdotheythinkofme？''insteadoffocusingon"What'sthehomework？What'sgoingoninthisclass？What'sthelesson？"．

　　ThereisoneactivitythatgirlsandboysintheAcademydotogether．Attheendoftheday，manyofthemstayandhelptutorstudentswhoarehavingtroubleinschool．

　　36．WhatisthepurposeoftheAcademyprogram？___

　　A．Toofferaspecialprograminhighschool．

　　B．Tohelpstudentsconcentrateonstudy．

　　C．Tostrengthensexeducationforteenagers．

　　D．Tostartlearnin